Ministry of Steel
Production of Steel
The Steel production capacity of the country at present including the details of the units engaged in Steel production are given at Annexure.As per Indian Mineral yearbook, 2017 published by Indian Bureau of Mines,there were 296 reporting mines in 2016-17. Among them, 34 mines were in the Public Sector and 262 in the Private Sector.
Data on gross production, export and consumption of finished steel is given below for the last two years and current year which indicates that gross production has exceeded domestic consumption of the same in each of these periods.
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Year
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Total Finished Steel 
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Gross Production
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Export
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Consumption
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2017-18
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126.856
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9.619
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90.708
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2018-19|
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131.572
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6.361
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97.536
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April-May2019|
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21.91
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0.716
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16.33
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Source: JPC;provisional
Steel being a deregulated sector, specific decision of setting up of the steel plant and its location is taken by individual steel companies/investors on the basis of commercial consideration and market dynamics.
This information was given by Minister of Steel, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Annexure
Details of Steel Production Capacity & No of units, State Wise 2018-19 
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- PUBLIC SECTOR
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State
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Unit
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Capacity
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Production
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Chhattisgarh
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Bhilai Steel Plant 
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3925
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4447
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West Bengal
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Durgapur Steel Plant
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1802
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2219
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Odisha
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Rourkela Steel Plant
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4400
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3658
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Jharkhand
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Bokaro Steel Plant
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4360
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3833
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West Bengal
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IISCO Steel Plant
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2500
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1888
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West Bengal
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Alloy Steel Plant
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234
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101
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Tamil Nadu
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Salem Steel Plant
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180
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117
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Karnataka
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Visveswaraya Iron & Steel Plant
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118
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0
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TOTAL: Steel Authority of India Limited
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17519
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16263
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Andhra Pradesh
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RashtriyaIspat Nigam Limited
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6300
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5233
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TOTAL Public Sector
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23819
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21496
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B) PRIVATE SECTOR
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State
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Units
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Capacity
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Production
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Andhra Pradesh
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29
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1905
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1617
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1
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74
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37
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Assam
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9
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314
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79
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Bihar
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42
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1138
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536
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Chhattisgarh
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77
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12539
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8292
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Goa
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14
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509
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408
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Gujarat
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59
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12337
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8232
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Haryana
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10
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931
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764
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Himachal Pradesh
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19
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698
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694
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Jammu And Kashmir
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8
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187
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130
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Jharkhand
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139
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15635
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12752
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Karnataka
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29
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14148
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12677
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Kerala
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35
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622
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332
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Madhya Pradesh
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10
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170
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482
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Maharashtra
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64
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10884
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8670
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Meghalaya
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7
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185
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61
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Odisha
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68
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22839
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14879
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Punjab
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119
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3878
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3435
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Rajasthan
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39
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1093
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1101
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Tamil Nadu
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101
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4136
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2776
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Telangana
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33
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1774
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1212
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Tripura
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1
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30
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6
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Uttar Pradesh
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41
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1245
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1257
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Uttarakhand
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23
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604
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1017
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West Bengal
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46
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5592
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3104
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Dadra And Nagar Haveli
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18
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291
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277
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Daman And Diu
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3
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41
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47
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Delhi
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2
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14
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12
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Puducherry
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11
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343
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181
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Total: Private Sector
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1057
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114156
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85068
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Total: Public Sector
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9
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23819
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21496
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All Region Total
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1066
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137975
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106564
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Source: JPC